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Archbishop Carroll (23-7)

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Officials: Patrice A. Ametrano, Mark E. Carley and Roger Roth

First Quarter Summary 

AC gets the ball to start. Meghan Creighton opens the scoring with a 2 point shot for the Patriots. ML long shot misses. Good drive by Jen Carney to the bucket for 2. Kelly Johnson answers with 2 of her own. Carney drives into the paint and is fouled, goes to the line to shoot 2. First shot is good, second shot also good. Travel violation called against ML, ball to the Patriots. Steal by Liz Tommasi, basket by Johnson. Sarah Curran returns with 2 points for AC. Madison Cable drove inside for a basket and was fouled on the way up, at the line for 1 and she makes it. TO called, AC leads 8-7 with 3:48 left in the period. AC inbounds, Johnson steals and takes it all the way for 2. Patriots miss, ML can't convert. Jump ball - possession ML. Anna Kestler hits a short J for 2. Patriots miss, jump ball - Patriot possession. AC misses, ML called for an offensive foul - ball back to AC. Carney makes the shot for 2 and is fouled - at the line for 1 and she makes it to tie the game 11-11. ML misses, rebound Carney. AC shot misses. End of the 1st quarter - game tied - 11 all.

Second Quarter Summary

ML inbounds the ball to start the second period. Stolen by Emily Fazzini of AC. Long shot, misses, rebound AC. Meghan Creighton hits a 3. Creighton steals at the other end. AC is called for a travel violation. Jordan Holmes rebounds and puts it back for 2. Steal by Johnson. Foul against AC, Tommasi is at the line for 2 shots. Misses the first and makes the second. AC misses two shots, rebounds both, misses a third shot. ML rebounds then travels. Long outlet pass intercepted by Johnson. Johnson takes it all the way to the hoop, scores 2 and is fouled in the process. Misses the extra foul shot. AC misses 2 more shots but gets the rebounds and then travels. Ball to the Blue Devils. TO with 4:58 to go, ML 16 - AC 14. ML brings the ball in - Johnson drives the paint but is called for a charge. AC misses, ML will bring the ball up the court. Steal by Rachel Pearson. 3 pointer hit by Fazzini to put AC ahead 17-16. Ball in and out for AC, ML rebounds. Tommasi spins in the paint to score 2. Long shot by AC, no good. Emma Pellicano is fouled, at the line shooting 2. Makes the first but misses the second. Rebound Pearson for AC. Jump ball - possession AC. AC shoots but misses. Shannon Shields fouls Christine Ehland who will shoot 1-1. Makes the first, misses second. Pellicano is fouled under the hoop, she will shoot 2. Misses the first but makes the second. ML leads 21-17. Kristie Costantino drives to the basket for 2 AC points. ML travels again. AC misses the shot. Sarah Curran fouls Holmes who will shoot 2. First is in and out, no good. Second shot is no good. Holmes fouls Constantino, she will shoot 2. Misses the first, second shot all net. Bucket good by Ehland who is fouled on the way up, and will shoot 1. She makes it to complete the 3 point play. AC drives the hoop but no good, ML rebounds  and Pellicano takes it the other way with a lay up for 2. Nora Mcgeever hits a basket at the buzzer for AC. Score at halftime is ML 26 - AC 22.

Third Quarter Summary

ML inbounds the ball to start the 3rd period. Kelly Johnson takes it to the hoop for 2. AC misses. Johnson takes it in again with a lay up for 2 more points. AC turns it over. ML looses it out of bounds. Steal by Johnson who is fouled and will go to the line for 2. First one misses, second one is good. AC turns the ball over. TO with 6:11 to go, ML 31 - AC 22. Steal by Cable, shoots, no good. Stolen back by Carney. Fazzini hits a lay up for 2. ML can't convert. Carney is fouled while shooting by Johnson. First shot good, second shot swish. Another TO called, ML is ahead 31-26. Long shot by ML, no good. Johnson picks up her 4th foul. Nice outlet pass to Pearson who lays it up for 2. Fazzini with a nice J for 2. Holmes picks up a foul. Ball back to AC. Miss shot AC, ML rebounds. Pellicano able to convert 2 ML points. Long shot by AC- no good. No AC conversion, ball back to ML. ML shot misses. AC 3 point attempt is no good. Tommasi takes it all the way home for 2. Turnover AC. TO ML with just under a minute to go in the period. ML leads 35-30. Cable drives through heavy traffic, makes the basket and is fouled. Can not make the third point. Steal by Tommasi who takes it home for 2. Carney drives through the paint and scores 2. At the end of the 3rd quarter, ML 39 - AC 32.

Fourth Quarter Summary

Curran drives into the paint and lays up for 2 to open the fourth quarter. Long ball by ML is no good, rebound AC. Carney drives the baeline and is fouled while shooting. Fouled by Cable, her third. First shot good, second shot swish. ML throws a hard pass out of bounds. Ball to AC. Holmes fouls Carney while she's shooting. First foul shot good, second one also good. ML shot no good, rebound by Carney. Good defense by ML. Long shot misses for AC. Rebound Cable. 2 ML shots no good, AC rebounds.AC shot misses. Pellicano with a basket underneath for ML. Anna Kestler brings it back for a bucket. AC travels, ball back to ML. TO called to stop ML's momentum. Foul, Tommasi at the line for 2, misses both. Nice drive  through traffic by Carney who lays it up for 2. Steal by Fazzini who shoots a jumper and makes it for 2. ML 43 - AC 42. Cable called for a charge at the other end, ball back to AC who trails by 1 with 2 minutes to go. Jump ball, ML possession. TO with 1:38 left to go in the game. Cable fouled by Fazzini - goes to the line for 1-1. First one good, second good. TO called with 1 minute to go - ML leads 45-42. Foul against Kestler, Kristie Costantino at the line for 2. First is good, misses the second. Cable is fouled. She'll go to the line to shoot 1-1. Makes them both to put her team ahead by 4 with 30 seconds to play. Pearson scores underneath for AC and is fouled in the process. Goes to the line for 1 - makes it. AC narrows the lead to 1 with 26 seconds to go. Kestler is fouled and will go to the line to shoot 2 - first shot bounces out, second shot is a miss. TO with 20 seconds left, ML leads by 1 point, 47-46. Last AC shot comes up short, ML rebounds and runs out the final seconds. Mount Lebanon defeats Archbishop Carroll in a squeaker, ending 47-46.

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